Maj Sjöwall
Maj Sjöwall | |
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Sjöwall at a crime fiction festival in Bremen, Germany, in 2009 | |
| Born | 25 September 1935 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 29 April 2020 (aged 84) Landskrona, Sweden |
| Occupation | Novelist, Translator |
| Language | Swedish |
| Period | 1965–2007 |
| Genre | Crime fiction |
| Literary movement | Nordic noir |
| Notable works | Martin Beck novels |
| Notable awards | The Lenin Award Adolf-Grimme-Preis (1996, shared with Gösta Ekman) |
| Partner | Per Wahlöö |
Maj Sjöwall (Swedish pronunciation: [maj ˈɧø̂ːval]; 25 September 1935 – 29 April 2020) was a Swedish author and translator. She is best known for her novels about the police detective Martin Beck. She wrote these novels in collaborative work with her partner Per Wahlöö.